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LiveCricketUpdated · Friday, 9 October 2026

Women's league final: Ahmedabad Arcs chase 168 against Chennai Comets

Ball-by-ball reporting from a packed stadium. Fictional teams, demo scores.

Pinned summary

What we know

  • Chennai Comets posted 167 for 6 after a late flourish of 52 runs in the last four overs.
  • Ahmedabad Arcs need 46 from 30 balls with six wickets in hand.
  • Opener Riya Pathak (fictional) top-scored for the Arcs with 54.
  • A record 96,000 fans are in the stands, organisers say.
Key events (4)
  1. Fifteen overs gone: game on
  2. WICKET: Pathak falls for 54
  3. Innings break: Comets post 167
  4. Toss: Arcs choose to bowl
  1. Key event

    Fifteen overs gone: game on

    The required rate is now just above nine an over. Every boundary is being met with a roar.

    Scorecard
    TeamScoreOvers
    Chennai Comets167/620.0
    Ahmedabad Arcs122/415.0

    Arcs need 46 runs from 30 balls

    Vikram Joshi

  2. Key event

    WICKET: Pathak falls for 54

    A slower ball outside off, a thin edge, and the keeper does the rest. A brilliant knock ends at 54 off 38 balls.

    Vikram Joshi

  3. Fifty for Pathak

    She brings up her half century with a lofted drive over extra cover. Her third fifty of the season.

    Lalremruati Sailo

  4. Run rate comparison

    The chase is tracking slightly behind Chennai's innings at the same stage.

    Arcs cumulative runs by overDemo data
    122147101315

    Vikram Joshi

  5. Halfway through the chase

    Ahmedabad Arcs are 84 for 2 after ten overs, needing 84 more.

    Score
    84/2
    Run rate
    8.40
    Required
    8.40

    Vikram Joshi

  6. From the stands

    Lalremruati Sailo is among the crowd.

    I brought my daughter because she plays at school. Tonight she can see that this is a real career.

    Meenakshi, spectator from Vadodara

    Lalremruati Sailo

  7. Key event

    Innings break: Comets post 167

    A strong finish after a slow middle phase. The Arcs will need the highest successful chase of the season.

    Scorecard
    TeamScoreOvers
    Chennai Comets167/620.0
    Ahmedabad ArcsYet to bat–

    Innings break

    Vikram Joshi

  8. Death-over carnage

    Fifty-two runs from the last four overs. The Comets' lower order swung the momentum.

    Vikram Joshi

  9. Spin squeezes the middle overs

    Just 31 runs came between overs seven and twelve as the Arcs' spinners took control.

    Lalremruati Sailo

  10. Key event

    Toss: Arcs choose to bowl

    With a hard, dry pitch expected to stay true, the Arcs captain opted to chase.

    Vikram Joshi

  11. Pinned

    Welcome to the final

    Teams and scores in this blog are fictional demo data.

    Vikram Joshi